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Kim Young-sun (actress)
Kim Young-sun ( born on 5 March 1971) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2005 in films, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television series. She got recognition for her supporting roles in ''Boys Over Flowers'' (2009), ''Shine or Go Crazy'' (2015), and ''Twenty-Five Twenty-One'' (2022). She has acted in films such as: '' The Piper'' (2015), ''A Man and a Woman'' (2016) and ''Psychokinesis'' (2018) among others. Career Kim Young-sun is affiliated to artist management A talent manager (also known as an artist manager, band manager or music manager) is an individual who guides the professional career of entertainer, artists in the entertainment industry. The responsibility of the talent manager is to oversee t ... company Hunus Entertainment since February 2022. It was her childhood dream to become an actor, so Kim acted in Busan Municipal Youth Theater since her middle school days. After graduation from school she worked in a bank. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys Over Flowers (South Korean TV Series)
''Boys Over Flowers'' () is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Ku Hye-sun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Bum, Kim Joon, and Kim So-eun. Based on the Japanese shōjo manga series written by Yoko Kamio, the series tells a story of a working-class girl who gets tangled up in the lives of a group of wealthy young men in her elite high school. It aired for 25 episodes on KBS2 from January 5 to March 31, 2009. It is often regarded as a pioneer in Korean high school series, as well as to have helped the proliferation of the " Korean Wave". The series earned high viewership ratings in South Korea, and became a cultural phenomenon throughout Asia. Lee Min-ho's role as the leader of F4 completely contrasted his role in ''Mackerel Run'', which earned him overseas popularity. Synopsis Shinhwa Group is one of South Korea's largest conglomerates and is headed by the strict and arrogant Chairwoman Kang Hee-soo ( Lee Hye-young). Her son Gu Jun-pyo (Lee Min-ho), heir to the Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbeat (2010 Film)
''Heartbeat'' () is a 2010 South Korean film about human organ trade. The film revolves around Yeon-hee, a widow hoping for a heart transplant for her daughter. When she hears that Hwi-do's mother had a traumatic fall and is now brain-dead, Yeon-hee eagerly attempts to purchase the heart. But Hwi-do refuses until he can find out more about what led to the fall. Starring Kim Yunjin and Park Hae-il in the lead roles, it is the directorial debut of Yoon Jae-keun, who previously wrote '' Hello, Schoolgirl'' (2008). The film had a total of 1,032,942 admissions nationwide. Plot Yeon-hee (Kim Yunjin) is the principal of a prestigious English-teaching preschool in Gangnam. She is a well-off widow, and a devout Christian. Yeon-hee remains hopeful in her faith that her daughter Ye-eun will be able to get a heart transplant surgery. But Yeon-hee has hired black-market organ dealers to search a healthy heart for her daughter. One donor is a live illegal immigrant, and Yeon-hee cannot bring h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Lie (TV Series)
''White Lie'' () is a South Korean television series starring Shin Eun-kyung, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Yu-seok, Kim Tae-hyun and Im Ji-eun. The morning daily drama aired on MBC on Mondays to Fridays at 7:50 a.m. from December 1, 2008 to July 10, 2009 for 159 episodes. ''White Lie'' recorded ratings of over 20% — unusually popular for a morning show. It was also shortlisted for Best Telenovela at the International Emmys. Plot Seo Eun-young (Shin Eun-kyung) is happily engaged to marry Kang Jung-woo (Kim Yu-seok) until he suddenly dumps her to marry a rich woman, Hong Na-kyung (Im Ji-eun). Eun-young, alone and pregnant, is left behind as her ex-fiancé and his new bride go abroad. Managing to get a job as a nurse at a hospital, she supports herself while five years go by. Meanwhile, one of her patients, Kang Hyung-woo ( Kim Tae-hyun) falls in love with her and wholeheartedly pursues her. With Hyung-woo's wealthy mother Madam Shin, a department store owner, in support of the ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Woman, Good Woman
''Bad Woman, Good Woman'' () is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Choi Jin-sil, Lee Jae-ryong, Sung Hyun-ah, and Jeon No-min. It aired on Mondays to Fridays at 19:45 on MBC from January 1 to July 13, 2007 for 140 episodes. The daily drama explores the true meaning of family and love, as a wife who considers herself a "good woman" agonizingly finds out about her husband's 6-year-long affair. Plot Se-young is (Choi Jin-sil) is a devoted wife and mother who greatly values her family and home life. She loves her doctor husband Geon-woo (Lee Jae-ryong) very deeply, and affectionately takes care of her old mother-in-law who is afflicted with dementia, as well as her daughter whom she did not give birth to. But unbeknownst to her, for the past six years Geon-woo has been having an affair with his first love, Seo-kyung ( Sung Hyun-ah), who herself is married to Tae-hyun (Jeon No-min). Things come to a head when Geon-woo and Seo-kyung take their families to Saipan for an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Lovely Sam Soon
''My Lovely Sam Soon'' (, lit. ''My Name Is Kim Sam-soon'') is a South Korean television series based on the internet novel of the same title by Ji Soo-hyun, which was published on March 9, 2004. Touted as the Korean version of '' Bridget Jones's Diary'', it starred Kim Sun-a (who gained 15 pounds for the role), Hyun Bin, Jung Ryeo-won and Daniel Henney. The series aired on MBC from June 1 to July 21, 2005 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. "Sam-soon" is an old-fashioned name in Korean culture. It is translated as "3rd daughter" (''sam'' (삼) is three, ''soon'' (순) is meek or feminine). The romantic comedy-drama series was a huge hit, with an average viewership rating of 37.6% and its peak rating of 49.1% (for the finale) makes it one of the highest-rated Korean dramas of all time. It also won numerous awards, including the Baeksang Arts Awards Grand Prize for TV and the Grand Prize at the MBC Drama Awards for Kim Sun-ah. Synopsis Kim Sam-soon (Kim Sun-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be Strong, Geum-soon!
''Be Strong, Geum-soon!'' () is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Han Hye-jin and Kang Ji-hwan. It aired on MBC from February 14, 2005 to September 30, 2005 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:20 for 163 episodes. Synopsis The drama starts off with Geum-soon in the midst of a hairdressing exam in beautician school, which she fails after suffering a high-tide in her bladder. She marries Song-hwan, who dies in a car accident days later She then moves in with her in-laws and gives birth to son Hwi-seong. She takes on various jobs to earn their keep (although her mother-in-law initially suggests that she should stay at home for another year to look after the baby): she promotes nutritional-drink products in the Korea University Hospital, then went on to be an apprentice in a hair salon. Geum-soon gets into an accident after her scooter crashes into the car of a fastidious young doctor who reports her to the police and picks up every tiny little fault from a broken finger to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sassy Girl Chun-hyang
''Sassy Girl Chun-hyang'' (; lit. Delightful Girl C''hun-hyang'') is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Han Chae-young, Jae Hee, Uhm Tae-woong and Park Si-eun. It aired on KBS2 from January 3 to March 1, 2005 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 17 episodes. A modern retelling of the classic Korean ''Chunhyangjeon'' ("Tale of Chunhyang"), the romantic comedy series was called "fusion-style" for, among others, mixing rap with pansori in the background music. This is the first Korean drama written by Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran (collectively called the Hong sisters), and remains the highest-rated in their filmography, with a peak viewership rating of 32.2%. Synopsis Lee Mong-ryong, son of a decorated chief of police, is transferred from Seoul to a high school in Namwon, North Jeolla Province, due to his constant fighting. He accidentally bumps into Sung Chun-hyang, shoots embarrassing photos of her and ends up swapping her cell phone with his. As a result, they are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gate (film)
''Gate'' () is a 2018 South Korean crime comedy film directed by Shin Jai-ho. Cast * Jung Ryeo-won as So-eun * Im Chang-jung as Gyu-cheol * Jung Sang-hoon as Min-wook * Lee Geung-young as Jang-choon * Lee Moon-sik as Cheol-soo * Kim Do-hoon as Won-ho * Sunwoo Eun-sook as Ok-ja * Jung Kyung-soon as Ae-ri * Kim Bo-min as Mi-ae * Lim Chul-hyung as Eun-tak * Ko Dong-ok as Kwang-ho * Kim Hyo-min as Nam-ho * Han Yi-jin as Dong-goo * Yun Song-a as Kim Won-jang (special appearance) * Choi Yun-seul as Announcer (special appearance) Background The film was reportedly inspired by the Choi Soon-sil political affair, which erupted in end-2016. References External links * * *Gate' at the Korean Movie Database The Korean Movie Database (KMDb) is a South Korean online database of information related to Korean movies, animation, actors, television shows, production crew personnel and other film-related information. KMDb launched in February 2006 by Ko ... *Gate' at Naver Movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marionette (2017 Film)
''Marionette'' (; lit. ''Remember Me'') is a 2017 South Korean crime thriller film written and directed by Lee Han-wook. The film stars Lee Yoo-young and Kim Hee-won. Cast * Lee Yoo-young as Han Seo-rin / Min-ah :A high school teacher who is haunted by a violent man from her past. * Kim Hee-won as Oh Kook-chul :A former detective who tracks down the mysterious criminal. * Oh Ha-nee as Yang Se-jung * Lee Hak-joo as Kim Dong-jin * Kim Da-mi as Yoo Min-ah * Lee Je-yeon as Kim Jin-ho * Jang Hyuk-jin as Jo Young-jae * Ko Kyu-pil as Detective Moon * Kim Young-sun as Han Soon-jung * Kang Ji-sub as Woo-hyuk Production ''Marionette'' is Lee Han-wook's feature directorial debut. Lee previously directed the 2012 mid-length film ''Hide N Seek'', which screened at the Montreal World Film Festival and the Boston International Film Festival. The film began principal photography in December 2016. Release ''Marionette'' had its world premiere at the 48th International Film Festival of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Shamanism
Korean shamanism or Mu-ism is a religion from Korea. In the Korean language, alternative terms for the tradition are ''musok'' () and ''mugyo'' (무교, 巫敎). Scholars of religion have classified it as a folk religion. There is no central authority in control of the religion and much diversity exists among practitioners. The ''musok'' tradition is polytheistic, promoting belief in a range of deities. Both these deities and ancestral spirits are deemed capable of interacting with living humans and causing them problems. Central to the religion are ritual specialists, the majority of them female, called ''mudang'' (Hangul:무당, Hanja: 巫堂) or ''mu'' (무, 巫); in English they have sometimes been called "shamans," although the validity of this is contested. The ''mudang'' assist paying clients in determining the cause of misfortune using divination. ''Mudang'' also perform longer rituals called ''kut'', in which the gods and ancestral spirits are given offerings of food and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Ordinary Love Story
''My Ordinary Love Story'' (; lit. "The Memory of My Romance") is a 2014 South Korean romantic comedy/mystery thriller starring Kang Ye-won and Song Sae-byeok. It was the closing film of the 18th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. Plot Eun-jin struggles to make her seventh relationship work after six failed ones. But she begins to suspect that her new boyfriend, bumbling but sweet Hyun-suk, may be hiding something. Cast *Kang Ye-won as Park Eun-jin *Song Sae-byeok as Hyun-suk *Greena Park Greena Park (born January 8, 1985) is a South Korean actress. Park debuted in the film '' The Ghost'' (2004). She has played a variety of characters and roles, including the cafe waitress Hee-young in '' BABO'' (2008), the tom·boy Soon-nam in ' ... as So-young *Kim Hyun-joon as Park Eun-kyul *Woo Hye-jin as Girl in cafe References External links * * * South Korean romantic comedy films South Korean comedy mystery films Films directed by Lee Kwon 2014 romantic comedy fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Dear Girl, Jin-young
''My Dear Girl, Jin-young'' (; also known as ''I Love You, Jin-young!'') is a 2013 South Korean drama film starring Kim Gyu-ri and Park Won-sang. Directed by Lee Sung-eun in his first feature film, it revolves around a failing screenwriter whose life is in a mess. Plot Kim Jin-young ( Kim Gyu-ri) is an aspiring screenwriter but is unable to sell her scripts as she is obsessed and writes only about zombies. Although in her thirties, she was never in a relationship. One day, she meets her senior alumnus Hwang Tae-il (Park Won-sang) who finds her script interesting and decides to make it into a film. Since then, her life starts to change. Cast * Kim Gyu-ri as Kim Jin-young * Park Won-sang as Hwang Tae-il * Yoon So-jeong as Park Chul-soon * Choi Yu-hwa as Kim Ja-young * Jung In-seo as In-seo * Jeon Soo-jin as Jamie * Im Won-hee Im Won-hee (born October 11, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Im was an alumnus of the legendary Daehangno, Daehak-ro theater troupe ''Mokhwa'' (), starrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
